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1. 151 渡 After Failing My Tribulation, I Couldn’t Get Enough of Household Scheming 渡劫失败后，我沉迷宅斗不可自拔 Gu Minglang顾明朗Ancient Romance835k WordsCompleted [Traditional fantasy + female protagonist + no System + not transmigration into a book + household intrigue] After failing to overcome the tribulation, Shao Qiushi is reborn at the age of eight. It is the end of the Dharma age, and spiritual qi is scarce. Without a sacred grotto or blessed land, talismans, or elixirs, no one can draw qi into their body. Shao Qiushi enters the Fu household as a maid, intent on using the spiritual leyline beneath the estate to return to the path of cultivation. 991Reads8.8Score12714d adds

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   It looks so good!

2. 152 星 The Stars Fall, Yet the Sword Endures 星辰落尽剑未央 Fish Who Loves Eggplant Casserole爱吃茄子煲的鱼Ancient Romance988k WordsCompleted Feng Luoluo's ideal life: work as a menial disciple in the Spirit Chef Sect, eat to her heart's content, pet dogs, raise Fuguang, and take out a few enemies along the way! Who knew her inner thoughts would be exposed, drawing the attention of that lofty Sword Lord Lingjue! She calls him “born so beautiful he can't help but show off,” and he frowns and takes her as his personal disciple; She calls someone “sharp beaked, thick-skinned, and empty-headed,” and he makes her study the righteous path 1.5kReads8.5Score17314d adds
3. 153 法 Cloudy, the Clapback Queen of the Law Peak 法峰有个云怼怼 Fish Who Loves Eggplant Casserole爱吃茄子煲的鱼Ancient Romance454k WordsCompleted A useless Five-Spirit-Root cultivator? That's just a cover for her hidden brilliance! Yun Xiu transmigrates into the role of the fifth senior sister on the Sword Peak of the Myriad Swords Sect, a punching bag for everyone. The moment she opens her eyes, her sect brothers and sisters are already forcing her to pick spirit fruit for their junior sister. With demonic beasts closing in, everyone else only cares about snatching the Azure Spirit Fruit. She sneers, stuffs the fruit into her mouth, then 132Reads6.5Score—14d adds
4. 154 不 A Season Out of Time 不时风月 Peace and Lasting Joy独安长乐Eastern Fantasy247k WordsOngoing Among the Myriad Worlds, there is one called the Realm of Fate. The heavens above it are home to immortals. When immortals descend to the Realm of Fate, people can cultivate into immortals and see through the ways of love and desire... Qianle, like fate itself, also fell from the heavens. She landed in Fengyue Town and became one of the countless rebels defying Heaven... In this fleeting moment, love and desire never fade... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   I'm writing my own book and I'd like to receive some guidance.

5. 155 黑 Dark Xianxia: My Master Is a Female Ghost 黑仙侠，师父是女鬼 Evergreen Greens长青菜菜Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted The male lead dies suddenly while testing Black Myth: Wukong and wakes up in another world. He doesn’t know whether he has transmigrated, fallen into the game, or stumbled into a conspiracy. 118Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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6. 156 明 Mingyi Takes Flight 明夷于飞 Li Xieyi李写意Ancient Romance3.3M WordsCompleted A young master as beautiful as jade, yet destined for tragedy. Immortals fall, and demons run rampant. A tale set in a world of immortals and martial arts. The heroine is a mortal with good-for-nothing talent who stumbles by chance into the world of immortals. A country girl blunders into a journey to seek the Dao and question her heart... While other girls compete over family background and beauty, or swoon over the four great young masters of the cultivation world, she is busy earning spirit s 669Reads8.2Score14214d adds
7. 157 团 Beloved by All, the Fearsome and Adorable Young General 团宠农门女将军又凶又萌 Lotus Leaf Fragrance荷叶香Ancient Romance5.0M WordsCompleted ☾Ensemble cast + steady power progression + no romance + academy + passionate + hilarious + decisive and ruthless + gets better the more you read☽ "The heroine is tiny and sweet, but she kills without mercy and without hesitation" Ming Ying transmigrates straight into a deadly predicament. Her body is that of a frail four-and-a-half-year-old. Her parents have just died in battle, her family is dirt poor, and she and her three young brothers can barely hope to survive the winter. To make matters 16.3kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
8. 158 论 Can a Max-Level Throwaway Account Exterminate Bugs in the Cultivation World? 论满级废号在修仙界除虫的可能性 Tomato Soaking Its Feet in Central Park在中央公园泡脚的番茄Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [No romance + darling of the whole group + strong heroine + the heroine only loves her Orange weapon] The targets include both men and women. The heroine's account is maxed out, and she's absurdly strong. Synopsis: Lu Youyi is a swordsman character in a wildly popular xianxia game. After players level her account to the max, they abandon it. Unexpectedly, she awakens self-awareness and wreaks havoc in the game world, becoming the game's only red-name NPC. Later, after repeatedly slaughtering a t 37Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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   The female lead is strong, there's no romantic partner, you can ship her with anyone, and she has great chemistry with everyone. The female lead's game account is sentient, the story is novel and funny.

9. 159 女 The Supporting Actress’s Chronicle of Immortal Tribulations 女配折仙记事 A Journey of Song一程歌Ancient Romance57k WordsOngoing Ye Rongchu died under mysterious circumstances in her previous life, but she knows exactly who her enemies are and what she wants: to become a savior. So if someone else claims the title of savior, she'll knock them off their pedestal and give them a kick for good measure. "I've done many wrong things, and I've never tried to wash my hands of them. I'm just different from you. I want to be a good person." "I want to be a savior, and live with my head held high." PS: 1. The heroine cultivates im —Reads—Score—14d adds

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   This is a great cultivation novel. The author's writing is excellent, and it's a slow-burn type that gets better as you read on. You can wait until it's fully released before reading it.

10. 160 我 I Have a Double-Wood Xi 我有一个双木夕 Simple Daoist简单道人Eastern Fantasy3.1M WordsOngoing (Slow-paced) Please note! To be clear, this is a story with many elements, categorized as fantasy with an imaginative premise. It is NOT Western fantasy!!! The first volume introduces the backgrounds in which the various protagonists grew up. The story gradually unfolds from the second volume onward. This is a slow-paced book in a fast-paced era, so please be patient and read the author's first hundred chapters before you come back to flame me, okay? This story is entirely fictional. Any resembl 2.9kReads9.4Score26614d adds

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    The storyline unfolds entirely randomly; the plot is completely unexpected. 😏😏😏

11. 161 团 The Whole Family Dotes on Me: I’ll Come Clean, My Dad Is the Heavenly Emperor 团宠：摊牌了我爹是天帝 Zi Lu子璐Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Everyone's favorite + punishing the scumbags + genius golden finger + thoroughly satisfying + one-on-one romance] Previous life: She died full of hatred. This life: Reborn from the ashes, she takes revenge and punishes the scumbags, with the Divine Venerable of the Phoenix Clan watching over her. She thought her true identity was nothing more than the Heavenly Emperor's daughter. But as the layers of her identity are revealed, the powerful figures who dote on her are stunned to discover that th 19.2kReads9.3Score2k14d adds

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    A novel I really like

12. 162 三 Three Feet of Chilling Light 三尺寒芒 Nangong Meiyue南宫美月Fantastical Romance2.7M WordsOngoing [Female-Led Story + Ensemble Cast + No Romance + Pocket Dimension + Divine Weapon + Growth and Trials] All the splendor of the world turns to dust; sword on my back, I speak drunkenly of the people's suffering. On the winter solstice, with snow covering the mountains and the forests ablaze with color, Father found me by a little stream outside the village. So he named me Ruoxue. Born dark-skinned and ugly, I endured the world's cold stares and learned that true affection is the warmest thing of 61Reads9.2Score—14d adds

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    A female protagonist, a sword cultivator, no male lead, no romantic pairing, no system, slow-burn, not a wish-fulfillment story, no time travel, focus on growth and trials across multiple worlds, epic political intrigue, a super long novel, not the traditional monster-slaying and leveling-up cultivation genre, featuring intelligent characters. (The Ugly Duckling🦆 eventually becomes a Swan🦢) [Heavy-handed attack]

13. 163 重 The Reborn Senior Sister Doesn’t Want to Work Hard 重生大师姐不想努力了 Glass Salted Fish玻璃咸鱼Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted As the sect’s senior disciple, Song Wu had always worked diligently, trained hard, and taught her fellow disciples, all to protect the sect’s reputation. But her fiancé thought she wasn’t gentle or considerate enough. Her fellow disciples called her rigid, strict, and lacking in compassion. Even her master, the sect leader, advised her to be more generous and kind. Heartbroken, Song Wu forced a breakthrough and lost her life. She never expected to be reborn at a time before she had even become t 1kReads8.8Score27614d adds

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    The female protagonist is intelligent and has always wanted to find the person who caused her death in her previous life. After being reborn, she avoids risks, but there will still be chain reactions; things won't always be smooth sailing, and there will be hardships as well.

14. 164 如 Ruyuan Mengdie's New Book 如愿梦蝶新书 Dreaming of Butterflies Come True如愿梦蝶Eastern Fantasy1.3M WordsCompleted Title: No System. A return to pure cultivation fantasy, with no transmigration and no System! Liu Chen, a young man from Qingzhou, bears a mysterious bloodline. In search of his origins, he embarks on the path of immortality. After forming a connection in Spiritveil Valley, he joins a sect and cultivates at Flying Sword Sect. He battles the Shadow Pavilion and resists the demon race's invasion, braving secret realms and heavenly tri 33Reads9.3Score—14d adds

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    This is a fantasy Xianxia (Chinese fantasy) novel without a system. The story follows Liu Chen, who is extraordinary from a young age, possessing exceptional talent. As he grows older, his curiosity and exploration of a mysterious power within his body lead him to leave his family to gain experience. There, he meets Ling'er from Lingyou Valley and, through her introduction, joins a sect. He bravely faces evil forces, constantly growing stronger through numerous crises and challenges. The female protagonist, Ling'er, has a particularly likable personality! If you enjoy this kind of fantasy Xianxia novel, come and read it!

15. 165 过 They Dote on Me Too Much, and the Entire Immortal Sect Wants to Claim Me 过分宠爱，全仙门都想占有我 Su Di'er苏迪儿Ancient Romance888k WordsOngoing [Beloved by All + Naturally Oblivious + Mary Sue] Everyone is pure; this is not a 1v1 romance‼️‼️ The male leads are all intensely possessive and completely unhinged❗❗❗ Su Wantao was born without any emotions. With her family's help, she slowly began to recover, but she still couldn't sense the overwhelming love others felt for her. Unknown hatred and schemes separated Su Wantao from her family. While searching for them, she met a cool young master and picked up a proud little cat. Then a myster 6Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 166 没 Cultivating Immortality Without a Golden Finger 没有金手指的修仙日子 Dancing Lightly in the Mortal World红尘轻舞Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Li Ling was a modern-day homebody. After she died, she took over another person's body and was reborn in a world of cultivation. Watch her keep her feet on the ground and work hard, step by step, to cultivate immortality. 804Reads8.9Score12114d adds
17. 167 重 Reborn: My Clones Embark on the Path to Invincibility 重生之分身走上无敌路 The Needle and Thread引线的针Eastern Fantasy170k WordsOngoing Zhou Ji, the strongest rogue cultivator, meticulously schemes his way into a ninth-rank secret realm and claims its greatest fortune. This draws the envy of countless powerful figures, who hunt him all the way to the summit of Mount Buzhou. Little do they know that Zhou Ji has already refined a clone and used reincarnation to fade from everyone’s sight. After that, a young man named Ji Zhou, who has refined the “Wordless Heavenly Book,” sets out on the path to invincibility with the cultivation 4Reads7.4Score—14d adds

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    A decade-long dream of writing a novel culminates in this triumphant moment. Zhou Ji, the strongest rogue cultivator, is besieged by powerful righteous cultivators. Forced into a corner, he triggers a heavenly tribulation atop Mount Buzhou, annihilating all his enemies. Simultaneously, he secretly uses the "Turning Technique" to achieve his goals. From this moment on, the world gains a disciple of the Holy Cloud Sect named Ji Zhou, who, carrying the memories of his previous life's cultivation, embarks on an invincible path…

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